Windows 8: How to Fix Incorrect Start Menu Icons
How to fix incorrect shortcut icons in the Windows 8 start menu.
- Open the Start menu.
- Find the application or shortcut with the incorrect icon.
- Right-click on the application.
- Select Open file location.
- This will open the Start menu folder.
- Open another Explorer window.
- Navigate to the main hard drive and locate the application, usually found in either Program Files or Program Files (x86).
- Find the executable (.exe) file within the folder of the application.
- Right-click and Create shortcut.
- If asked to place the shortcut on the desktop, select Yes.
- Go to the desktop, right-click on the shortcut, and select Cut.
- Right-click and Paste the shortcut into the first window (the Start menu folder).
- Rename the shortcut, if necessary, and delete the shortcut with the incorrect icon.
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